ACT Theatre's KING OF THE YEES: Beyond the Theatre

ACT Theatre presents Lauren Yee's KING OF THE YEES from September 8th to October 1st. Librarians at The Seattle Public Library created this resource list of books and videos to enhance your experience of the show.

A veteran food writer traces the roots of a rustic cuisine from California to Asian and non-Asian countries around the world.
A veteran food writer traces the roots of a rustic cuisine from California to Asian and non-Asian countries around the world.
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A veteran food writer traces the roots of a rustic cuisine from California to Asian and non-Asian countries around the world.
A veteran food writer traces the roots of a rustic cuisine from California to Asian and non-Asian countries around the world.
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A fast-paced supernatural thriller in which an aspiring writer publishes a fictional story based on a vision only to find a stranger at his door saying that he is retelling the history of her family.
A fast-paced supernatural thriller in which an aspiring writer publishes a fictional story based on a vision only to find a stranger at his door saying that he is retelling the history of her family.
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A fast-paced supernatural thriller in which an aspiring writer publishes a fictional story based on a vision only to find a stranger at his door saying that he is retelling the history of her family.
A fast-paced supernatural thriller in which an aspiring writer publishes a fictional story based on a vision only to find a stranger at his door saying that he is retelling the history of her family.
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Discover the origin of the Chinese fortune cookie! This fast-paced tour includes history, important sites and Chinatowns far and near.
Discover the origin of the Chinese fortune cookie! This fast-paced tour includes history, important sites and Chinatowns far and near.
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Discover the origin of the Chinese fortune cookie! This fast-paced tour includes history, important sites and Chinatowns far and near.
Discover the origin of the Chinese fortune cookie! This fast-paced tour includes history, important sites and Chinatowns far and near.
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An in-depth view of the origins of Chinatown and the people who survived, prospered and lived within its boundaries.
An in-depth view of the origins of Chinatown and the people who survived, prospered and lived within its boundaries.
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An in-depth view of the origins of Chinatown and the people who survived, prospered and lived within its boundaries.
An in-depth view of the origins of Chinatown and the people who survived, prospered and lived within its boundaries.
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A history written by an architect and historian born and raised in the oldest American Chinatown and the largest Chinese enclave outside of China.
A history written by an architect and historian born and raised in the oldest American Chinatown and the largest Chinese enclave outside of China.
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A history written by an architect and historian born and raised in the oldest American Chinatown and the largest Chinese enclave outside of China.
A history written by an architect and historian born and raised in the oldest American Chinatown and the largest Chinese enclave outside of China.
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A front row seat to the nightclub scene in San Francisco. Heavily illustrated with images of performers, clubs, postcards, menus and other memorabilia.
A front row seat to the nightclub scene in San Francisco. Heavily illustrated with images of performers, clubs, postcards, menus and other memorabilia.
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A front row seat to the nightclub scene in San Francisco. Heavily illustrated with images of performers, clubs, postcards, menus and other memorabilia.
A front row seat to the nightclub scene in San Francisco. Heavily illustrated with images of performers, clubs, postcards, menus and other memorabilia.
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Learn how the Chinese, Japanese and Filipino communities joined as a political and social force to create Seattle's International District.
Learn how the Chinese, Japanese and Filipino communities joined as a political and social force to create Seattle's International District.
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Learn how the Chinese, Japanese and Filipino communities joined as a political and social force to create Seattle's International District.
Learn how the Chinese, Japanese and Filipino communities joined as a political and social force to create Seattle's International District.
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Between 1895 and 1906 Arnold Genthe took more than two hundred photographs documenting daily life in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Between 1895 and 1906 Arnold Genthe took more than two hundred photographs documenting daily life in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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Between 1895 and 1906 Arnold Genthe took more than two hundred photographs documenting daily life in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Between 1895 and 1906 Arnold Genthe took more than two hundred photographs documenting daily life in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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Covers the journey of how the Chinese fled from war and famine seeking their fortunes in the California Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Covers the journey of how the Chinese fled from war and famine seeking their fortunes in the California Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Covers the journey of how the Chinese fled from war and famine seeking their fortunes in the California Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Covers the journey of how the Chinese fled from war and famine seeking their fortunes in the California Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Immigration records, oral histories and barrack wall graffiti aid in the creation of a comprehensive history of one of the most important sites of immigration in the United States.
Immigration records, oral histories and barrack wall graffiti aid in the creation of a comprehensive history of one of the most important sites of immigration in the United States.
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Immigration records, oral histories and barrack wall graffiti aid in the creation of a comprehensive history of one of the most important sites of immigration in the United States.
Immigration records, oral histories and barrack wall graffiti aid in the creation of a comprehensive history of one of the most important sites of immigration in the United States.
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The oldest of three daughters reveals how secrets, betrayals and loyalties bind present generations to obligations that live beyond death.
The oldest of three daughters reveals how secrets, betrayals and loyalties bind present generations to obligations that live beyond death.
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The oldest of three daughters reveals how secrets, betrayals and loyalties bind present generations to obligations that live beyond death.
The oldest of three daughters reveals how secrets, betrayals and loyalties bind present generations to obligations that live beyond death.
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In three generations, a family transforms itself from impoverished immigrants to middle class citizens by distancing themselves from Chinatown and other Chinese.
In three generations, a family transforms itself from impoverished immigrants to middle class citizens by distancing themselves from Chinatown and other Chinese.
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In three generations, a family transforms itself from impoverished immigrants to middle class citizens by distancing themselves from Chinatown and other Chinese.
In three generations, a family transforms itself from impoverished immigrants to middle class citizens by distancing themselves from Chinatown and other Chinese.
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A popular novelist's biography of her family begins with the 1867 arrival of her great-great grandfather. His interracial marriage and wealth links generations from a Chinese village to California.
A popular novelist's biography of her family begins with the 1867 arrival of her great-great grandfather. His interracial marriage and wealth links generations from a Chinese village to California.
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A popular novelist's biography of her family begins with the 1867 arrival of her great-great grandfather. His interracial marriage and wealth links generations from a Chinese village to California.
A popular novelist's biography of her family begins with the 1867 arrival of her great-great grandfather. His interracial marriage and wealth links generations from a Chinese village to California.
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A true crime story of Manhattan's Chinatown during the 1920s. For three decades secret societies vie for control of legitimate and illegitimate businesses in a succession of bloody tong wars.
A true crime story of Manhattan's Chinatown during the 1920s. For three decades secret societies vie for control of legitimate and illegitimate businesses in a succession of bloody tong wars.
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A true crime story of Manhattan's Chinatown during the 1920s. For three decades secret societies vie for control of legitimate and illegitimate businesses in a succession of bloody tong wars.
A true crime story of Manhattan's Chinatown during the 1920s. For three decades secret societies vie for control of legitimate and illegitimate businesses in a succession of bloody tong wars.
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Through essays and photographs a Seattle photojournalist chronicles the everyday lives of a range of Asian Americans residing in Seattle, San Francisco and Vancouver, BC Chinatowns.
Through essays and photographs a Seattle photojournalist chronicles the everyday lives of a range of Asian Americans residing in Seattle, San Francisco and Vancouver, BC Chinatowns.
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Through essays and photographs a Seattle photojournalist chronicles the everyday lives of a range of Asian Americans residing in Seattle, San Francisco and Vancouver, BC Chinatowns.
Through essays and photographs a Seattle photojournalist chronicles the everyday lives of a range of Asian Americans residing in Seattle, San Francisco and Vancouver, BC Chinatowns.
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